Ballari

COVID-19: Karnataka logs 1,806 new cases,42 deaths

11:57 pm July 16, 2021

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday reported 1,806 new COVID infections and 42 deaths, pushing the caseload to 28,80,370 and death toll to 36,079, the health department said. Active cases stood at 31,399. As many as 2,748 patients recovered today, taking the total recoveries to 28,12,869. The positivity rate for the day was 1.18 per cent and […]

Cyclone Tauktae: 121 villages affected in Karnataka, eight dead

11:59 pm May 17, 2021

Bengaluru: Eight people have lost their lives so far in the cyclone Tauktae-hit coastal and surrounding Malnad districts of Karnataka, officials said on Monday. According to a situation report by Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority officials, till this evening, 121 villages in seven districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Belagavi have been affected by the cyclone. Among the 121 villages affected, a maximum of 48 […]

Karnataka logs 1,157 fresh COVID cases

9:54 pm November 16, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday reported 1,157 fresh COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths, taking the infection count and toll to 8,62,804 and 11,541 respectively, the health department said. Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar tweeted, “1,157 new Covid cases have been reported in Karnataka today and 2,188 recoveries…8,25,141 people have recovered in the state so far with […]

Video on dumping of COVID-19 victims’ bodies in Karnataka triggers outrage

4:34 pm June 30, 2020

Bengaluru: A video purportedly showing health workers burying inappropriately some bodies of COVID-19 victims in a large pit allegedly in Ballari district in Karnataka has surfaced, triggering an outrage on social media. A top official in the district, the native of state Health Minister B Sriramulu, said they were inquiring into it. In the video, […]

Rebel Kaviraj to take on BJP candidate Anand Singh in Vijayanagar

7:16 pm November 16, 2019

Bengaluru: More trouble is brewing for the BJP in Karnataka with another rebel Kaviraj Urs filing nominations as an independent to take on the party candidate Anand Singh in Vijayanagar assembly constituency in Ballari. The development comes days after the Supreme Court gave partial relief to the 17 disqualified MLAs by allowing them to contest […]